A fresh slate of verified U.S. legal developments as of Friday, September 25, 2026, underscores a familiar challenge for legal departments: the speed of change is now as consequential as the substance of any single ruling. Even when the day’s developments span different courts, agencies, and subject areas, the practical takeaway is the same—litigators, in-house counsel, and compliance teams need…
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A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the EPA’s attempt to terminate the Biden-era “Solar for All” program, a $7 billion grant initiative designed to expand residential solar access in underserved communities. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy ruled that the agency acted unlawfully in canceling grants that had already been obligated, concluding that Congress had clearly authorized the funding…
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By Yasmin Lambert Innovation in the legal sector is not synonymous with artificial intelligence, or even with technology more broadly. But AI has visibly accelerated the pace of change, bringing […]
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Epiq today (25 September) announced the acquisition of Canopy, a leading data breach response technology company. The acquisition enables organizations to manage cyber incidents more efficiently and accurately by combining […]
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The Justice Department’s reported “grand conspiracy” investigation into alleged efforts to target President Donald Trump’s political opponents appears to be moving ahead even after the departure of its lead prosecutor. According to recent reporting, subpoenas are still being issued and grand jury activity remains active, with the reported center of activity in Fort Pierce, Florida.

That procedural detail matters. In…
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Founded by former Williams & Connolly litigation partner Sam Davidoff, Align began life building digital binders for litigators. Five years on, the bootstrapped legal tech company is expanding into AI-powered […]
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What happened when I pointed Jev, SALI, and CLOC’s Core 12 at every post we’ve ever writtenI read Nate Jones’s post on Jev, TypeSafe’s new “System One” model, and he described it as an LLM that can only talk in multiple choice. It reads what you give it, you hand it the possible answers, and it picks one…
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The firm’s founders, who previously worked at Kirkland & Ellis, said its new private equity-backed management services organization will offer equity incentives to employees, helping recruit and retain lawyers and support personnel.
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A federal judge in Alexandria has refused to dismiss as moot a challenge to a proposed $1.8 billion compensation mechanism described by critics as an “anti-weaponization fund,” keeping alive a closely watched dispute over executive power, appropriations, and the legal limits of government settlement structures.

The plaintiffs, including Democracy Forward, had challenged the concept as an effort to channel large-scale…
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The Eleventh Circuit’s September 22, 2026 opinion in 25-11164 is a reminder that even when a ruling appears routine on its face, appellate courts can use the occasion to sharpen procedural and substantive standards that matter in day-to-day litigation. Although the docket entry is styled simply as “Opinion,” practitioners should pay close attention to how the panel framed the issues…
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